It’s emerging that a huge portion of antibiotics are increasingly ending up in agricultural uses. Factory farms in particular, or concentrated animal feeding operations, are intensely feeding animals with antibiotics to prevent or treat diseases. This has triggered a rise in antibiotic resistant bacteria. When these bacteria get to human beings through the food chain, they can cause deadly antibiotic-resistant...
More than 40 percent of winter crops in Russia’s Ryazan region must be reseeded because of the ice crust
The Ryazan region recently introduced a state of emergency due to the significant death of winter crops. As of April 27, 2023 more than half of the affected (dead or thinned) winter crops had already been reseeded. By the order of the Governor of the Ryazan region, from April 27, 2023, order № 204-rg, in the territory of the highlighted region, an emergency situation mode was introduced in connection with...
Pork prices soar in France in March 2023
News summary: By end last month, pork prices in France peaked through a February-to-March increase of EUR .21/kg as a result of lesser supplies due to a decreasing pig population in the European nation. As a result of the contraction of the pig herd and a reduced supply, pork prices reached highs in March 2023. In March 2023, the average price of French...
Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs operates K-Dessert promotion center in connection with Seoul Festa
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (Minister Jung Hwang-geun, hereinafter referred to as the “Ministry”) announced that it will operate the K-Dessert Promotion Pavilion in conjunction with Seoul Festa 2023 at Gwanghwamun Square for eight days from April 30 (Sunday) to May 7 (Sunday). Overview of Seoul Festa, 2023 ▴ (Purpose) To revitalize tourism in Seoul by holding mega events including...
Brazil coffee: With expected volatility, arabica and conilon fall again
Presenting the expected volatility, the Arabica coffee futures market returned to operate with devaluation for prices in the trading session on Thursday (27) on the New York Stock Exchange (ICE Future US). The variation in prices is even more intense in recent weeks, given the uncertainty with supply, but also with the demand of the product around the world. Around 09h01...
Vietnam’s Poultry: Solidarity to raise poultry through the crisis
In Summary: Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien confirmed pro-poultry solidarity at a conference set to assess the current situation of livestock production and propose solutions to Vietnamese poultry production in the current situation. 5 dark areas that make poultry farming suffer On April 27, the Department of Livestock Production coordinated with the Vietnam Agriculture Newspaper to...
Is Solar Farming Killing Food Farming?
There is a raging debate in the U.S whether solar farms should be encouraged. There are those who feel that by encouraging farmers to switch to solar harvesting for energy and profits, in place of growing food, the food sector will eventually be diminished and this is a grave danger to food security. On the other hand, there are those...
Luke Bryan Announces 2023 Farm Tour
Country singer and songwriter Luke Bryan will again this year headline his Farm Tour as he trots around 5 farm arenas giving back to local farmers who formed most of his early life. The Farm Tour has been held since 2009 when Bryan kick-started a tradition that was to connect with American farmers and more so recognize their valuable contribution...
In Souh Africa, Food Prices are Accelerating
South Africa is in the grip of a worrying trend of high food prices which in February 2023, nearly surpassed the 2009 record. A loaf of bread now costs up to 20 Rand ($1.09), a cost that seems like a nightmare to the common consumer who recently used to buy it for only 5 Rand ($0.27). The situation was first...
Backhaus: “German Asparagus growers are cautiously optimistic”
Schwerin, Germany – Despite the cost increases in all means of production, the asparagus growers in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (M-V) are cautiously optimistic about the coming season: “While the past asparagus season was still under the immediate shock of the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine, the high-priced seasonal item asparagus became a luxury good as a result of the high inflation rate and many...